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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Banned Indian fast bowler Sreesanth was survived from a murder attempt says his brother- in-Law Bala Krishnan. Murder attempt was attempted on Sreesanth in Tihar jail, where he was under custody on behalf of IPL match fixing case. According to his brother-in-law, a man attacked with a sharp weapon but Sreesanth managed to escape from him. Sreesanth was very lucky at that time. “There was an attempt to kill Sreesanth in Tihar jail. A man, who was a murder accused person tried to hit him with a sharp weapon which he made by sharpening a door’s bolt, Luckily Sree escaped without any hurt,” said Balakrishanan, famous Malayalam singer. He also wishes team India for cricket world cup 2015.

BCCI has banned Sreesanth because of spot fixing case in 2013 IPL. Sreesanth was 2 time member of world cup winning team in 2007 and 2011. Police were investigating this case.

Cricket world cup 2015,Rohit Sharma finishes off in style and Team India beat UAE by 9 wickets. Chasing low score of 102 India lost Shikhar Dhawan(14 runs) wicket very early but Virat Kohli(33 from 41 balls) and Rohit Sharma(57 from 55) finished off the things without losing another wicket by scoring 104/1 18.5 overs. Naveed took 1 wicket in UAE bowling. Earlier, UAE scored 102 in 31.3 overs, Shaiman Anwar was the top scorer with 34 runs. Ashwin took 4 wickets and Umesh Yadav, Jadeja took 2 wickets each in Indian bowling. Ashwin was awarded with man of the match. Earlier, UAE won the toss and elected to bat first

Cricket world cup 2015, New Zealand beat Australia by 1 wicket in the close match in which New Zealand almost came close to loss the match. Kane Williamson’s six ensured the New Zealand victory over Australia. Chasing the low total of 151 runs New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum made a blistering start to the innings and made 50 runs in just 24 balls. After that no batsmen were at the crease at the long time and New Zealand lost 3 wickets in gap of 1 run. 5th down batsmen Corey Anderson(26 runs) and Kane Williamson(45 from 42 balls) scored 52 run partnership and build the innings but lost wickets again and New Zealand was 145/9 at one position .Kane Williamson 6 of Pat Cummins helped New Zealand to defeat Australia in low scoring game. Mitchell Starc took 6/26. Earlier Australia scored 151 runs with Brad Haddin as top scorer. 5 wicket haul bowler Trent Boult was awarded man of the match

Match No.21 Cricket world cup 2015, India vs UAE. UAE won the toss and elected to field first. United Arab Emirates makes no changes to the team while India makes one change to the team that played against South Africa. Bhuvneshwar Kumar who was suffering from injury back in to the team in place of Mohammad Shami.

Match no .20 cricket world cup 2015, Australia bowled our for 151 runs in 34.2 overs. Kangaroo batting line up Slumped by New Zealand bowlers, after choosing to bat first Australia lost Finch early but, at 80/1 Australia lost two wickets of settled batsmen Shane Watson(23) and David Warner(36). After that Australia lost wickets regularly and lost 9 wickets 106 runs. Australia lost 6 wickets in the span of 11 runs. Brad Haddin and Pat Cummins another 45 runs to the score board and Brad Haddin lost his wicket to Corey Anderson. Trent Boult took 5 wicket faul and collapsed Australia batting, Daniel Vettori and Tim Southee took 2 wicket each, Corey Anderson 1 wicket.

Team India:
India looks very strong in batting department with Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli coming back to the form in the first two matches against Pakistan and South Africa. Bowling is a little worry for them. Indian may test their bench strength in the match against UAE.

2015 is very lucky for AB de Villiers, who holds the record of fastest fifty and hundred in ODI’s added another fasting scoring record with his name. In match against West Indies today AB de Villiers (162 from 66 balls) scored fastest 150 runs in just 64 balls which is the record by any batsmen in one day international with 16 fours and 9 sixes. One month back on January 20 at Wanderers, this South African skipper scored fastest 50(16 balls), fastest 100 (31 runs) by scoring 149 runs in 44 balls and breaked Corey Anderson record of fastest hundred in 36 balls. One thing to observe is that he scored all three records against the same team West Indies. He missed the fastest 150 there but caught it in today match. Previously fastest fifty record is with Shahid Afridi (17 balls) and fastest 150 record is with Shane Watson who scored in 83 balls against Bangladesh South Africa beat West Indies by 257 runs. 408 runs is the highest score in cricket world cup 2015 till now.

Score

new record

previous record

Fastest 50

50 from 16 balls (AB )

50 from 17 balls(Shahid Afridi)

Fastest 100

100 from 31 balls (AB)

100 from 36( Corey Anderson)

Fastest 150

150 from 64 balls(AB)

150 from 83 (Shane Watson)

Some more records by AB de Villiers

1. AB de Villiers holds the record of highest strike rate of 245.5 for 100 runs

2. AB de Villiers holds the record of 2nd highest innings runs in world cup. Before this Viv Richards scored 181 runs against Sri Lanka in 1987

3. AB scored 34 runs in Jason Holder over is the second best in world after Gibbs 36 runs in 1 over

Match no 19 Cricket world cup 2015, South Africa beat West Indies by a big margin of 257 runs. Chasing a big target of 409 runs West Indies lost their main gun wicket Chris Gayle (0) very early, Kyle Abbott, Imran Tahir and More Morkel scalped the top order no other batsman other than Jason holder holder(58 runs) batted at the crease for the long time and WesT Indies were bowled out for 151 in 34 overs. Imran Tahir was the top wicket taker with 5 wickets, Morne Morkel and Kyle Abbott took two wickets each. In South Africa batting Hashim Amla(66) and Du Plessis score a century partnership after early wicket fall Quinton de Kock after the two lost their wickets AB de Villiers (162 from 66 balls) and Rilee Rossouw continued the streak as AB scored fastest 150 in ODI’s. AB De Villiers was awarded with man of the match. Earlier South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first.

Cricket world cup 2015, AB de Villiers (162 runs from 66 balls) leads the South Africa from the front and scored fastest 150 runs in ODI’s and helped then to score 408/ 5 in 50 overs. Although he missed the fastest fifty record in world cup, he scored fastest 150 runs in ODI’s. AB de Villiers who scored 100 in just 52 balls took another 12 balls to score 150 runs (64 balls) and scored fastest 150 runs One day International history. He also records for the 2nd highest 100 (52 balls) in world cup after Kevin Kevin O’ Brien who made it in 50 balls in 2011 world cup. After choosing to bat first South Africa lost their 1st wicket of Quinton De kock very early but Hashim Amla(65 runs) and Faf Du Plessis (61 runs) build the South innings very well but lost their wickets in quick time. After that Rilee Rossouw (61 from 39 balls) and AB de Villiers (162 runs from 66) scored 134 runs for the fourth wicket and guided South Africa through a big score. After the Rossouw out , Miller out by scoring 20 runs. But Ab de Villiers keep on going with Farhaan Behardien (10 runs) and scored second fastest 100 in world cup, fastest 150 in ODI’s.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Cricket world cup 2015 match number 19, between West Indies vs South Africa has been started. West Indies Scalpde the early wicket in the form of Quinton de Kock in the sixth over when South Africa was 18/0. Amla and Du plessis were in the middle and South Africa was 37/1 in 11.3 overs. Earlier South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. South Africa made 3 changes to the team Wayne Parnell, Philander and Duminy were out and Kyle Abbott , Rilee Rossouw and Farheen Behardien were taken into the final team.

Cricket world cup 2015, 18th match, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 92 runs at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Chasing a target of 333 runs Bangladesh bowled out for 240 runs in 47 overs. Bangladesh lost their opener Tamim Iqbal in the 2nd ball of the innings to Latish Malinga. After that Soumya Sarkar(25 runs) and Analmul Haque(29 runs) added another 40 runs to the board and lost their wickets in quick successions. Sakib ul Hasan(46) and Mahmadullah(36) fought for a while but failed to turn them in to big scores. Sabbir Rahman was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 53 runs. In the Sri Lankan bowling Latish Malinga took three wickets, Tilakaratne Dilshan and Suranga Lakmal took 2 wickets each. Earlier in Sri Lankan batting Tilakaratne Dilshan (161 runs) and Kumara Sangakkara (105 runs) scored 210 runs partnership for the 2 wicket, Lahari Thiramanne scored 53 runs. Rubel Hossain got 1 wicket of Thiramanne in Bangladesh bowling. Tilakaratne Dilshan was awarded with man of the match. Earlier Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.

Cricket world cup 2015, Afghanistan beat Scotland by 1 wicket in a close match till the end. While chasing target of 210 runs, Afghanistan lost early wickets but opener Javed Ahmadi(51 runs) and Samullah Shenwari (96 runs from 147 balls) guided the Afghanistan close to the target but lost wickets and no other batsmen batted at the crease for a long time. Shenwari got out when Afghanistan was 192/9 and need 19 more runs to win. Hamid Hassan and Shapoor Zadran finished off the things with 3 balls to spare by scoring 211/9 in 49.3 overs. Richie Berrington took 4 wickets for Scotland. Earlier Scotlans started of the innings slowly and lost 3 quick wickets but Captain Preston Mommsen and Matt Machan scored 53 runs partnership and both submitted wickets in quick time. In the end Majid Haq and Evans scored some quick runs and kept Scotland in respectable score of 210. Shapoor Zadran was the top bowler with 4 wickets in his bag. Samiullah Shenwari was named as man of the match. Earlier, Afghanistan won the toss and opted to field first.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Cricket world cup 2015, Ireland beat UAE by two wickets with 4 balls to spare at Gabba, Brisbane. Chasing a contending total of 278 runs Ireland started off the things slowly and lost Paul Stirling very early. William Poterfield and Ed Joyce added 68 runs for the second wicket but lost 3 quick wickets in quick successions. Andrew Balbirnie and Gary Wilson added another 78 runs for the 5th wickets and kept the innings in good shape but Andrew Balbirnie (30 from 41 runs) lost his wicket at 174/4 in 38th over. Later Ireland big hitting batsman Kevin O’Brien ( 50 from 25 balls) scored very quickly and lost his wicket to Javed when Ireland need 36 runs from 30 balls. After that Gary Wilson (80 from 69 balls) scored quickly and lost his wicket when Ireland need 13 runs from 2 overs. Alex Cusack and Dockrell finished off the things. Ahmed Javed took 3 wickets in Ireland Bowling. Earlier UAE scored 278/9 in 50 overs. Shaiman Anwar was the top scorer with 106 runs from 83 balls. Kevin O’Brien, Alex Cusack, Paul Stirling, Max Sorensen took 2 wickets each in Ireland Bowling. Earlier, Irelans won the toss and elected to field first. Gary Wilson was awarded with man of the match award.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Match no. 15 of cricket world cup 2015 at Canberra between West Indies and Zimbabwe sets many records. West Indies scored 372/2 with Chris Gayle Double century (200) of 215 in 147 runs helped West Indies to win over Zimbabwe by 73 runs in which Zimbabwe scored 299 runs. Gayle and Samuels broke many records here are some new stats and record
Some new records and Stats set by Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels.

1. Chris Gayle scored 215 runs in 147 balls which is the highest score, First time in World cup history. Previously South Africa’s Gary Kirsten scored 188 runs against UAE IN 1996 world cup is the highest score, Sourav Ganguly scored 183 runs against Sri Lanka in 2003 score is third highest.

Name

country

score

opponent

Chris Gayle

West Indies

215

West Indies

Gary Kirsten

South Africa

188

South Africa

Sourav Ganguly

India

183

Sri Lanka

Viv Richards

West Indies

181

Sri Lanka

Kapil dev

India

175

Zimbabwe

2. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels partnership of 372 runs is the highest partnership for any wicket in ODI’s and broke Sachin Tendulkar – Rahul Dravid Partnership of 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999.

player names

country

partnership

opponent

Chris Gayle- Marlon Samuels

West Indies

372 in 298 balls

Zimbabwe

Sachin Tendulkar- Rahul Dravid

India

331 in 278 balls

New Zealand

Sourav Ganguly- Rahul Dravid

India

318 in 269 balls

Sri Lanka

Upul Tharanga- Sanath Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka

286 in 230 balls

England

3. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels stand of 372 runs was the highest partnership for any wicket in world cup, before this Sourav Ganguly – Rahul Dravid partnership of 318 runs against Sri Lanka in 1999 is the highest partnership.

4. Gayle scored fastest Double century which came just in 138 runs.

5. Gayle was the second player to hit 400 sixes in international cricket. Earlier Shahid Afridi hits 400 sixes in all formats

6. This is the highest score by West Indies batsman. Earlier, Sir Viv Richards score od 189 runs against England in highest.

7. Gayle hits 16 sixes in the match, equalled Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers record of 16 sixes in a ODI

8. Gayle is the only batsman to score a hundred in T20 international, 200 runs in ODI and 300 plus runs in tests.

9. He is the first non Indian to score 200 runs. Sachin Tendulkar(200*), Rohit Sharma(264), Virender Sehwag(219) score before this. All are Indian batsmen

West Indies vs Zimbabwe match of cricket world cup 2015 set many records. Chris Gayle scored 215 runs in 147 balls, Achieved highest partnership of 372 in tests. He is the first man to score 300 plus runs in tests, 200 plus runs in ODI and T20 international century. He scored T20 internatinal hundred in the first match of 2007 t20 world cup against South Africa in South Africa. He scored 331 runs against New Zealand against Sri Lanka in 2010 at Galle International Stadium

West Indies vs Zimbabwe match of cricket world cup 2015 set many records. Chris Gayle became the first non Indian to score 200 runs in One day internationals. Total 5 Double centuries registered in one dau international cricket in which 4 are scored by Indian batsmen. Rohit Sharma 2 times, Virender Sehwag 1 time, Sachin Tendulkar 1 time

West Indies vs Zimbabwe match of cricket world cup 2015 slashed many records. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels record partnership od 372 runs in 298 balls in the record partnership for any wickets in ODI cricket. Chris Gayle – Marlon Samuels partnership was the highest partnership after breaking Sachin Tendulkar- Rahul Dravid of 331 runs in 1999 against New Zealand in Hyderbad, They also broke the highest partnership of 318 runs in world cup set by Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid pair in 1999 world cup against Sri Lanka in lords.

Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels, who scored a record partnership of 372 runs helped West Indies to win over Zimbabwe by 73 runs. Sean Williams who scored 72 runs , Craig Ervine who score 57 runs were some batsmen to talk in Zimbabwe Batting. Jason Holder and Jerom Taylor took 3 wickets each in West Indies Bowling besides Chris Gayle who took wickets. Earlier Gayle scored 215 runs and Marlon Samuels scored 136 runs in West Indies innings and scored record partnership in ODI cricket.

Cricket world cup 2015, match no. 15 set many records Chris Gayle double century (200) of 215 in 147 balls. Five years before in 2010 February 24, Sachin Tendulkar scored 200 runs against South Africa in Durban and became the first man to score a double century in ODI’s, after five years in 2015 Chris Gayle hits the Double century on the same day of February 24 at Canberra. Chris Gayle became the first man to score double hundred in world cup history. Beside these two Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma scored double centuries in ODI's. Chris Garle and Marlon Samuels scored record partnership of 372 runs.

Cricket World Cup 2015, West Indies gun Chris Gayle who made a double hundred of 200 runs in 138 runs helped West Indies to score 372/2 in 50 overs against Zimbabwe. Chris Gayle who hits record 215 in 147 balls with team mate Marvon Samuels who scored 133 runs in 156 balls. Both Chris Gayle and Marvon Samuels also scored a record a record partnership of 372 in 327 balls and broke Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid Earlier to that, Dwayne Smith out for a duck. Tinasha Panyangara and Masakadza took 1 wicket each.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Another record created in cricket world cup 2015. Chris Gayle Double century (200) is a record scored in world cup history. In a match against Zimbabwe Chris Gayle hits a first world cup Double century and created record as first player to score Double century in a world cup history and also highest score in world cup history. Chris Gayle scored 200 runs in just 138 balls. Chris Gayle and Marvon Samuels partnership of 372 runs in 298 balls is the highest partnership in ODI cricket history. Previously Sourav Ganguly- Rahul Dravid record of 318 is best in world cup and Sachin Tandulkar - Rahul Dravid 331 runs in ODI's. Finally Chris Gayle scored 215 runs in just 147 balls which is the third best score after Rohit Sharma(264) and Virender Sehwag(219). Gayle became the first player to score a first world cup double hundred in world cup history. Chris Gayle hits 16 sixes and 10 fours in 215 runs

Cricket world cup 2015 match No. 14, England won by 119 runs against Scotland, after losing first two matches to Australia and New Zealand, England finds their winning streak against Scotland today at Christchurch. England all rounder Moeen Ali shines as England beat Scotland very comfortably. While chasing 304 runs Scotland lost 3 quick wickets but Kyle Coetzer(71) and Preston Mommsen(26) batted for a while but lost their wickets to Moeen Ali and Joe Root. After the two wickets no Scotland batsmen played at the crease for long time. Steven Finn took 3 wickets, Anderson and Moeen Ali took 2 wickets each. In England batting Moeen Ali (128) and Ian bell(54) scored 172 run for the 1st wicket and guided England for a big score. Eoin Morgan came to some form and scored 46 runs at the end. In Scotland bowling Josh Davey was the top wicket taker with four wickets. Earlier, Scotland won the toss and elected to field first. Moeen Ali was named as man of the match.

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Fastest fifty in world cups and some record were broken in Cricket World Cup 2015 New Zealand vs England ODI in Wellington. New Zealand Batsman Brendon McCullum has registered fastest fifty record in world cups with his name as he reached half century in 18 balls, which is fastest fifty in world cups, It is also third fastest fifty in ODI’s behind AB de Villiers and Shahid Afridi. It is also third best in ODI’s. New Zealand Bowler Tim Southee produced his career best figure of 7/33, Third best in world cups behind Andy Bichel and Glenn McGrath, This is also best figures by any New Zealand bowlers in World cup. Before this Shane Bond’s 6/23 is best bowling figure in ODI’s by any New Zealand bowler.Today’s record in Cricket world cup 2015

1. Pacer Tim Southee’s 7/33 is the best bowling figure by a New Zealander in ODI’s, the third best bowling by any bowler in World Cup history behind Andy Bichel and Glenn McGrath, and the sixth-best overall in ODIs.

2. England’s scored their lowest total in World cup history.

3. Brendon McCullum 50 from 18 balls is the fastest fifty in world cup history, 3rd best in ODI’s behind AB de Villiers 50 from 16 balls and Shahid Afridi’s 50 from 17 balls.

4. Brendon McCullum scored five fifties in under 21 balls, which is arecord by any batsman.

5. Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum scored 29 runs in Steve Finn’s over is third best by New Zealand duo

Cricket World Cup 2015, India has a record of winning all the matches against Pakistan in cricket world cups. But it has a jinx of never beating South Africa in world cup tournament. With this match in which India won against South Africa by 130 runs, India breaks the jinx. South Africa thrashed to Indian bowlers in the big chase of 308 runs. Indian batsmen Shikar Dhawan(137 runs) and Ajinkya Rahane(79) were stars in India’s win as they scored quick runs. Shikhar Dhawan was named as man of the match.

Cricket world cup 2015, Indian pace bowlers bowled very well and crushed South African top order. Two openers Hashim Amla(22), Quinton de Kock(7) fell to Indian bowlers early . Then after that two quick wickets, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis added 68 runs to the board and Steadily build the innings but fell to Indian bowlers very early. AB fell to a run out and Faf caught at the boundary while playing big shot. After that David Miller batted for a while but got run out by a super throw by Yadav. After that South Africa lost their wickets in quick successions and scored 177 runs in 40 overs. In Indian bowling, Ravichandran Ashwin scalped 3 wickets, Shami and Umesh and 2 wickets each. Earlier, after choosing to bat first Indian opener Rohit Sharma got out in the form of run out very early in the 3 over when India were 9/0. After that Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan build the innings excellently and added 127 runs to the board. Finally Imran Tahir braked this partnership by taking Virat Kohli(46 from 60 balls) wicket in 28th over. Shikhar Dhawan(137 from 145 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane( 79 from 60) has added another century partnership to the board but threw their wickets in quick successions while playing big shots when India was in 260’s. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja got out early and India scored 307/7 runs in 50 overs. In South African bowling Morne Morkel took two wickets beside that Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn and Imran Tahir took one wicket each. Shikhar Dhawan was awarded with man of the match.

Cricket world cup 2015, Indian pace bowlers were bowling well and took 6 top order wickets. After Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock , AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis submitted his wicket to Mohit Sharma. Then after that J P Duminy caught out to Suresh Raina at slips in R Ashwin bowling. David Miller fell as run out to Umesh Yadav. After two balls Philander fell to Ashwin as leg before wicket. Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell were batting at the crease and South Africa was at 153/7 in 34 overs.

Cricket world cup 2015, Indian bowlers were bowling consistently and took 4 South African top order wickets. After Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock , AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis submitted his wicket to Mohit Sharma. David Miller and J P Duminy were batting at the crease and South Africa were 142/4 in 30 overs.

India vs South Africa Cricket World cup 2015, South Africa were in while chasing while chasing huge score of 308 set by India. South Africa lost their two openers Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla very quicky but after that Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers building the innings slowly and Amla got out at 108/2 in 21st over.

Another important match in cricket world cup 2015, India vs South Africa started today and team India sets a huge target of 308 runs in front of South Africa. Indian batsmen showed full temperament throughout the innings. India lost their first wicket very early in the form of Rohit Sharma in the 3rd over when India was 9/1. But Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan pair shaped the innings very well and scored 100 runs partnership (127 runs from 149balls) between them. In 28th over Virat Kohli fell to Imran Tahir after scoring 46 runs from 60 balls. After that Ajinkya Rahane and Dhawan scored another century run partnership of 125 runs. After 261/2 India lost Shikhar Dhawan to Wayne Parnell(137 of 145 balls). After that India two quick wickets of Sureash Raina(5 runs) and Ajinkya Rahane (79 from 60 balls). Dhoni scored 18 from 11 balls. At the end Ashwin and Shami were batting at the crease and India scored 307/7 in 50 overs. In South Africa bowling Morne Morkel took 2 wickets while Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Wayne Parnell took 1 wicket each.

Shikhar Dhawan scored a big hundred in the match against South Africa in cricket world cup 2015 in which India scored 307/7 in 50 overs. India lost their first wicket of Rohit Sharma very early but Dhawan and Virat scored a century partnership for second wicket. After Virat Kohli departed Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane took the things very well as India scored a very good total of 307 runs with Ashwin and Shami batting at the crease. Dhawan scored 137 runs in 145 runs.

India vs South Africa match in cricket world cup 2015 has started off very well. Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan century partnership of 127 runs in 149 balls. Imran Tahir breaked the partnership by taking Virat Kohli’s wicket. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first.

Two top teams India and South Africa going head on head in cricket world cup 2015. After 125 run partnership between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli (127 from 149 balls). Virat Kohli fell to Imran Tahir at 46 runs when India was 136/1 in 27 overs. Shikar Dhawan (91) and Ajinkya Rahane were batting in the middle now. India scored 145/2 in 30 overs.

India vs South Africa match in cricket world cup 2015 has started off very well. Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan century partnership of 127 runs in 149 balls. Imran Tahir breaked the partnership by taking Virat Kohli’s wicket. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first.

India vs South Africa match started and India lost their first wicket of Rohit Sharma in the form of run out. Rohit Sharma(0 from 6 balls) lost his wicket by a super throw by AB de Villiers in 3rd over. Earlier, MS Dhoni won the won and elected to bat first.

Match No.13 of cricket world cup 2015, India vs South Africa has started. India won the toss and elected to bat first. MS Dhoni opted to go out with the same team that has played against Pakistan. While South Africa made one change to the team and Wayne Parnell was playing.

Cricket world cup 2015, Match No.13 India vs South Africa, all set to roll out in Melbourne Cricket Ground. This is the most important match in POOL B. Both the teams won one match each and on high confidence. Indian former players Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Ajit Agarkar warned Indian team that South Africa is not an easy team to defeat by considering present form of players like AB de Villiers, David Miller, Hashim Amla and J P Duminy. South African Bowling coach Allan Donald said that they are treating this game as a home game for India by considering massive support for India. South African captain AB de Villiers said that they enjoyed playing cricket in front of big crowds, He also feels fear about their pace bowlers as MCG is a batting pitch. Indian Star captain Virat Kohli who smashed a century in the match against Pakistan wants to continue that momentum till the end. South may bring back allrounder Wayne Parnell in place of Philander and India may remain unchanged from Pakistan game. Another Important thing is that India has never Beaten South Africa at World cup tournament

Cricket World Cup 2015, New Captain and Star batsman Brendon McCullum, Fast medium Bowler Tim Southee were stars in Wellington ODI as New Zealand Crushes England in a low scoring game. Chasing a low total of 123 runs, New Zealand openers started off the things well and Brendon McCullum created a fastest fifty in World cup with his name. He made half century in 28 balls and scored 77 runs in 25 balls, missed fastest century record opportunity. In England bowling, Chris Woakes took 2 wickets. New Zealand chased the total in 12.2 overs and scored 125/2. Earlier England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bat first, Tim Southee took 7 wickets and registered career best, best results by an New Zealand bowler he achieved his career best bowling with 7/33. Tim Southee was awarded with man of the match.

They are the defending Champions for Cricket World Cup 2015. With the win against Pakistan on February 15 there confidence levels boosted. Many out of form batsmen came into the form with India vs Pakistan match. Again batting is the main weapon for India with Shikar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Rahane, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni. Bowling Department is not upto mark and Bhuvaneswar Kumar Fitness is a key for their bowling. Team India Ihas won their first world in 1983. It has won T20 world cup in 2007 and won 2011 world cup in India.

They won their first match against Zimbabwe in this mega tournament .South Africa looks very strong in all departments. Captain AB de Villiers, J P Duminy and star batsman David Miller are in super form to give edge over other teams in this tournament. In the bowling, Wicket taker Dale Steyn is the main strike bowler for South Africa, spinner Imran Tahir is also playing some key role in recent times for the team.

Head to head matches in world cup tournament
South Africa and India played 3 matches in world cups before Cricket World Cup 2015. In those 3 matches South Africa won all the three matches, India lost all three. With two teams in their best form wait and see what will happen.

Cricket World Cup 2015,New Zealand Won against Scotland by 3 wickets in Dunedin on February 17th. New Zealand Elected to field first after winning toss. Scotland lost their top order to Trent Bout and Tim Southee, Matt Machan score a half century and settled Scotland innings .But none of the other batsman supported him at the other end, Daniel Vettori took 3 wickets at the end. Scotland 142 in 37 overs. In new Zealand batting openers McCullum and Guptill started of the innings well but lost wickets in quick time, Later Kane Williamson and Grand Elloit batted bell well for while but lost quckt wickets and New Zealand were 137/7 at one moment but won at the End. Trent Boult was awarded with man of the match.

5th match of the cricket world cup 2015, Ireland vs West Indies match gone very interesting and Ireland batsman stunned West Indies. Ireland won by 4 wickets against West Indies in which Ireland batmen proved that they not a small team by chasing 305 target and scored 307/6 with 25 balls remaining in the innings. Ireland batsmen Paul Stirling (94 from 84 balls), Ed Joyce (84 from 67 balls) and Nail O’Brien (79 from 60 balls) played crucial role in their victory against West Indies. In West Indies bowling Jerom Taylor took 3 wickets and no other bowlers stopped Ireland. Earlier, West Indies openers Gayle and Dwayne Smith started off the innings slowly but threw their wickets in quick successions. Lendi Simmons (102 from 84 balls) and Darren Sammy (89 from 67 balls) batted steadily when West Indies and scored a comfortable total of 304/7 runs in 50 overs. Paul Stirling of Ireland was awarded with the man of the match.

South Africa registered victory in the third game of cricket world cup 2015. Zimbabwe batted well but couldn’t able to reach the target set by South Africa. Chasing a huge target of 340 runs, Masakadza batting really well while losing other batsmen at the other end. He made a quick 80 runs and thrown his wicket at 191/1 in 33 overs. Chibhabha and Masakadza scored 109 runs but Imran Tahir broken their partnership, Solomon Mire sizzled his bat at the end but it was already 245/8 in 44 overs and they needed 90 runs in 6 overs with 2 wickets to spare. In South African batting J P Duminy(115) and David Miller(138) straightened the innings when South Africa was struggling from 87/4. They both scored a 256 run partnership for the 5 wicket. David Miller was awarded with man of the match.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu congratulates team India for their victory over Pakistan in their match of cricket world cup 2015 at Adelaide. Playing against their rivals Indian players succeeded in both batting and bowling and restricted Pakistan to 224 runs in their run chase of 300 runs scores by India. Chandra Babu Nadu congratulates India while addressing some other issue in the state to live media.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian team by tweeting his message on his Twitter account after the India win over Pakistan by 76 runs at Adelaide. “Congrats Team India, Well played. We are all very proud of you” tweeted Modi on his twitter Page. Pakistan failed to chase 300 runs set by Indian team and surrendered for 224 runs. Virat Kohli, who made 107 runs, was awarded with the man of the match award. India will play their next match against South Africa on February 22nd.

India won by 76 runs against Pakistan in which Pakistan bowled out for 224 runs in 46.6 overs. While chasing a target of 300 runs Pakistan lost their first very early in the form of Younis Khan(6 runs) in the fourth over but Shehzad and and Haris Sohail faced Indian bowlers comfortably and added 68 runs between them but Sohail got out after scoring 36 runs in 18th over. Ahmed Shehzad lost his wicket at 47 runs and missed his half century in 24th over. Afridi got off to a good start with Misbah Ul Haq but lost his wicket after scoring a quick 22 runs to Shami after that Pakistan lost two quick wickets in the form of Umar Akmal and Maqsood. While losing wickets at the other end Misbah ul Haq(76 runs) scored half century and remained at the crease till end but lost his wicket to Mohammad Shami when trying to hit the ball out of boundary line. In the Indian bowling Umesh Yadav picked 5 wickets ,Shami picked 4 wickets which ensured comfortable win for India Earlier, Indian captain MS Dhoni won the match and elected to bat first, opening batsmen Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma got off to a good start before Rohit Sharma throwing his wicket for 15 runs in the 8th over. But No.3 Batsman Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan took India score board steadily and added 129 runs for the 2 wicket, which is the highest Partnership for 2nd wicket in India vs Pakistan world cup match. In the 30th over of the innings Shikhar Dhawan (73 runs from 76 balls) thrown his wicket by good run out by Misbah ul Haq. Suresh Raina Joined with Virat Kohli and both of added another 110 runs for the 3rd wicket, In which Virat Kohli(100 from 119 balls) scored his century in Cricket World Cup 2015 and Suresh Raina scored a quick 50 runs. At 107 runs, Virat Kohli fell to Sohail Khan in 45th over when India was 273/3. Suresh Raina(74 from 56 balls scored at brisk but fell to Sohail khan in 48 overs. After that India lost wickets in quick successions and scored 300/7 at the end of 50 overs where Ashwin and Shami at the Crease. In Pakistan Bowling medium pacer Sohail Khan took his 5 wicket haul of 5/55. Century scorer Virat Kohli was name as man of the match. This is the 6 straight win for India against Pakistan in world cup tournament in the total of 6 matches they played against each other.

Cricket World Cup 2015, India vs Pakistan match. Misbah ul Haq hits half century in their run chase of total 300 runs scored by India in 50 overs. Misbah ul Haq scored a half century despite other batsmen are throwing their wickets at the other end. Misbah ul Haq scored 50 from 55 balls. Pakistan scored 200/7 at the end of 42nd over and need101 runs from 8 overs.

India vs Pakistan match, Pakistan loosing wickets in regular Intervals in the run chase of 300 set by India, after the loss of three quick wickets of Ahmed, Maqsood and Akmal. Afridi and Misbah ul Haq batted steadily for a while. After scoring 22 runs Afridi thrown his wicket to Mohammad Shami in 35th over, Wahaz Riaz too lost his wicket in the same over, Virat Kohli took a Brilliant catch. Pakistan was 154/7 and Misbah ul Haq and Yasir shah were batting, Misbah ul Haq scored 50 from 55 balls.

Cricket World Cup 2015, Pakistan lost three quick wickets against India while chasing target of 300 runs set by India. Ahmed Shehzad(47) lost his wicket to Umesh Yadav as Jadeja taken beautiful catch at the point, After one ball Sohaib Maqsood thrown his wicket to slips in Yadav bowling, Raina took a simple catch. In the very next over Umar Akmal submitted his wicket to Ravindra Jadeja as Dhoni took the catch. India used their DRS review in Umar Akmal wicket and Dhoni succeeded in his decision.Pakistan was 119/5 after 28 overs. Misbah ul Haq and Shahid Afridi were batting in the middle.

After batting steadily Pakistan lost their 3rd wicket in the form of Shehzad Ahmed ( 47 runs from 73 balls), who missed half century by 3 runs. Umesh Yadav took the wicket of Shehzad Ahmed. Ravindra Jadeja caught the catch of Shehzad at pointin cricket world cup 2015.

India scored a defending total of 300 runs in 50 overs in India vs Pakistan match. Pakistan lost their first wicket of Younis Khan early but comeback strongly as both the batsmen Haris Sohail (28* from 36 balls) and Shahzad Ahmed (26* from 45 balls) batting well, helping Pakistan to score 70/1 in 15.3. In Indian bowling Shami took 1 wicket of Younis Khan.

Pakistan lost their first wicket while chasing a huge target of 300 runs set India. Opening batsman younis khan lost his wicket to Mohammad Shami in the 4th over of the innings when Pakistan scored 11 runs. Younis Khan scored 6 runs from 10 balls. Haris Sohail came into bat while Shehzad was batting at the other end in cricket world cup 2015.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

India vs Pakistan, most anticipated match of the Cricket World Cup 2015 has started today and you can check out the first innings or half match report. India scored 300 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first. Both the openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma started off the innings well but Rohit Sharma(15 runs) lost his wicket to pacer Sohail Khan in the 8 over. But Shikhar Dhawan Got the support from Virat Kohli and both the batsmen added 129 runs for 2nd wicket which is the highest partnership for India against Pakistan in World Cups. Unluckily Shikhar Dhawan(73 runs) Misjudged the run and got run out in 30th over of the innings and made 73 runs. After Dhawan out, Another Young Batsman Suresh Raina batted well with Virat Kohli and both added 110 runs. After making century in 119 balls Kohli(107 from 126 runs) got out in 45th overs. At the other End Dhoni Joined Suresh Raina(74 from 56 balls) but Raina lost his wicket to Sohail Khan in in 48th over when India was 284/3. After that India lost wickets at regular intervals and scored 300/7 in 50 overs. In Pakistan bowling Sohail Khan bowled well and took 5/55 and Wahab Riaz took 1 wicket at the end. At the end of the innings Shami and Ashwin were batting at the Crease.

Virat Kohli Kohli created history with India vs Pakistan match in Cricket World Cup 2015. Yes, Virat Kohli(107 from 126 balls) was the first batsman for India to score a Century against Pakistan at World Cup matches.

Indian Young star batsman Virat Kohli hits century in the India vs Pakistan match of Cricket World Cup 2015. Coming at No.3 Virat Kohli batted excellently with Shikhar Dhawan, they both scored a record partnership of 129 runs. Dhawan got out for 73 runs but Virat Kohli(100* from 119 balls) continue his hitting streak with Suresh Raina and got a hundred in 119 balls He was the first Indian to score a hundred in India vs Pakistan match at Cricket World Cup previously Sachin made 98 runs in 2003 world cup. While Suresh Raina who came at number 4 started well and got half century in 40 ball.

One of the most awaited match of Cricket World Cup 2015, India Vs Pakistan match has started today and here is the report of match till now.

Toss:India won the Toss and elected to bat first

Indian captain Mahedra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first. Indian openers Shikar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma started of the innings well. In the 8th over Rohit Sharma (15 runs) fell to bowler Sohail khan. Indian star batsman Virat Kohli came at No.3 at 34/1 and Shikar Dhawan and Virat Kohli batted really well to take the score board steadily with 1’s and 2’s. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan scored a record partnership of 129 runs for 2nd wicket against Pakistan in a World Cup match. With this Partnership both the batsmen who were struggling with the bad form shined beautifully. But Unfortunately Shikhar Dhawan(73 runs) got out by a run out by Misbah Ul Haq in 30th over and missed century opportunity. Suresh Raina came to bat at No.4 and both Virat and Raina facing Pakistan Bowlers well. Indiaa was now 214 for 2 in 40 overs with Virat Kohli (92 of 110 balls) close to his hundred and Suresh raina (29 from 30 balls). In Pakistan bowling, Sohail Khan got the wicket of Rohit Sharma and Mohamman Irfan Troubled Indian batsmen to some extent.

Cricket World Cup 2015 started on February 14 but the real world cup started for cricket fans of India and Pakistan on February 15 because India vs Pakistan match will take place on that day. India and Pakistan played against each other for 5 times in World Cup history and they will be playing 6th time in Cricket World Cup 2015. In the 5 World cup matches India win all the matches over Pakistan and Pakistan have jinx of not winning against India in World cups. They want to break the jinx in Cricket World Cup 2015. Although Pakistan won more matches than India in all international matches they played against each other but they did not register a win against India in World cup yet. In head-to-head encounters, Pakistan win 72 of the 126matches and India won 54 matches. Another interesting thing is that Sachin Tendulkar played in all 5 world cup matches and for the first time India is facing Pakistan without Sachin Tendulkar in Cricket World Cup 2015. Let us see what happened in those 5 matches

In 1992 World Cup – India won by 43 runs

India and Pakistan met for the first time in world cup history in 1992. India scored 216 runs on board and bowled out Pakistan for 173 runs. Sachin Tendulkar scored 54 runs in India innings.

In 1993 World Cup – India Won by 39 runs

They played for the second time in 1996 world cup which is hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. India scored 287 runs of the board with the help of Navjot Singh Siddhu( 93 runs) and Ajay Jadeja (45 runs). Indian Spinners Anil Kumble and Venkatapati raju pickets Pakistan wickets at regular interval. Pakistan lost the match despite Javed Mianded and Salim Malik batting efforts.

In 1999 World Cup – India won by 47 runs

India scored a good total of 227 runs with Tendulkar scoring 45 runs and Mohammad Azharuddin scored 59 runs. Pakistan was bowled out for 180 runs in which Venkatesh Prasad took a 5 wicket haul.

In 2003 World Cup --India won by 6 wickets

Pakistan batted first and scored 273 runs, opener Saeed Ajmal scored a century of 101 runs. Indian chased comfortably in which Sachin missed a century and scored 98 runs. At the end Rahul Dravid(44*) and Yuvraj Singh(50*) batted well to ensure victory

In 2011 World Cup – India won by 29 runs

Sachin Tendulkar scored 85 runs in the total of 260 runs by India. Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz took a 5/46. Pakistan started off well but struggled in middle overs. Misbah ul Haq scored 56 in Pakistan innings

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Australia, Co-host of Cricket World Cup 2015 has registered a comfortable win over their rival England in the second match of the Cricket World Cup 2015. While Chasing a big target of 342 runs set by Australia, England batsmen given their wickets to Australian bowlers and bowled out for 231 runs and lost to Australia by a huge margin of 111 runs. In England Batting James Taylor (98 from 90 balls) is the only batman who has faced Australian Bowler really well. Ian Bell (36 from 45 balls) started well but failed to turn in to big score, Chris Woakes batted well for a while at the end with James Taylor. In the Australian bowling all rounder Mitchell Marsh took a 5 wicket haul with Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson taking 2 wickets each. Earlier, Australian opener Aaron Finch scored 135 runs which helped Australia to reach 342 runs in 50 overs, Captain George Bailey also scored 55 runs from 69 runs in the middle overs after quick wickets of Shane Watson and Steven Smith and at the end Glenn Maxwell (66 from 50 balls) and Brad Haddin (31 from 14 balls) scored at a brisk pace to ensure 342 runs in 50 overs. Aaron Finch was announced as the man of the match. Earlier, England won the toss and opted to field first.

Much awaited mega event Cricket World Cup 2015 has been started today and co host New Zealand and 2011 runner up Sri Lanka were played in the first match of Cricket World Cup 2015. Co host New Zealand Registered an easy win over Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Sri Lanka was bowled out for 233 runs while chasing huge target of 331 runs set by New Zealand. New Zealand bowlers Southee, Milne, Trent Boult, Corey Anderson and Daniel Vettori took 2 wickets each to restrict Sri Lanka for 233 in their run chase of 331, Opener Lahiri Thiramanne scored 65 runs and captain Angelo Mathews scored 46 runs. Earlier New Zealand has scored 331 runs in which all the batsmen scored well with 3 fifties by captain Brendon McCullum (65 of 49 balls), Kane Williamson (57 of 65 balls) and Corey Anderson (75 of 46 balls). Corey Anderson scored at brisk pace to take New Zealand past 300 runs. Corey Anderson was named as man of the match for his all round performance. Earlier Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Indian bowler Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of cricket world cup 2015, after failing to pass his fitness. ICC technical committee on Sunday approved Mohit Sharma inclusion as replacement for Ishant Sharma, who got injured in the boxing day test match against Australia but picked for tri-series and didn’t played a match in that series. Mohit Sharma played 12 ODI’s and took 10 wickets. He recently played amatch gainst England and took 2 wickets for 37 runs. India will take on Pakistan in their first match on February 15 at Adelaide.

Sri Lankan fast bowler Dammika Prasad has been ruled out of cricket world cup 2015 after his injury to his hand during practice. "Dhammika Prasad was struck on the left hand when he was attempting to take a return catch while bowling in the practice today," said Sri Lankan Cricket. "The X-ray showed a mild fracture. The fracture has been aligned and put in a cast. Dhammika will not be available for the upcoming cricket World Cup 2015." Sri Lankan cricket statement said. Sri Lanka is also in doubt about Malinga’s fitness. Shaminda Eranga may be announced as his replacement.

West Indies are entering in to the cricket world cup 2015 as an experienced side. Senior player Darren Bravo and Kieron Pollard are missing. Mystery Spinner Sunil Narine also opted out of this mega event due to bowling action, about which he was not fully confident off. Experienced players like Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy are their main strengths. Gayle and Sammy are known for their power horse batting, Samuel can handle in pressure situations with ball too. Inconsistency has been a big worry to their team. In bowling Kemar Roach and Jerom Taylor will lead from the front with Andrew Russel’s all round capabilities.

Batting is their main strength, in 2011 they chased the target of 328 runs against England. Among all Associate nations for world their batting is stronger than others. Kevin O’Brien is their main batsman. Ireland has stunned Pakistan in 2007 world cup, England in 2011. Ireland can surprise some teams in ICC cricket world cup 2015 if played to their potential.